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dang • yesterday at 5:40 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Recent and related:

LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49612329 - Sept 2026 (359 comments)

GamersNexus and LG: Or why rooting your TV is a bad idea - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49605424 - Sept 2026 (133 comments)

A Screensaver for LG's Spying Smart TVs - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49605356 - Sept 2026 (13 comments)

LG TVs aren't the only ones spying on you [video] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49575176 - Sept 2026 (18 comments)

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MaxBarraclough • yesterday at 8:42 PM

From Nov 2013, but still related:

LG Smart TVs logging USB filenames and viewing info to LG servers https://doctorbeet.blogspot.com/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging...

HackerNews discussion (178 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6759426

coin • yesterday at 9:29 PM

Why would anyone connect their TV to the Internet? It’s been known for years that it spies, although maybe not to this extent. Or are these TVs auto connecting open WiFi or the neighbor’s Xfinity WiFi?

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nubinetwork • yesterday at 9:11 PM

And Steve says LG is full of shit. Thanks Steve. https://youtu.be/ToP9xfLDSME